Guayama, PR

Across all occupations in the Guayama, PR metropolitan area, the median wage is $25,260 a year ($12.15 an hour) and the mean $34,090, May 2025. That median is −50% against the US median of $50,980 and −12% against Puerto Rico's $28,680. BLS counts 12,450 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is pharmacists; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Guayama, PR vs Puerto Rico and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Guayama, PR area, Puerto Rico and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Guayama, PR	Hourly	$10.50	$10.50	$12.15	$17.90	$27.32	$16.39	12,450
Guayama, PR	Annual	$21,840	$21,840	$25,260	$37,240	$56,830	$34,090	12,450
Puerto Rico	Hourly	$10.50	$10.81	$13.79	$21.20	$30.97	$18.68	938,710
Puerto Rico	Annual	$21,840	$22,490	$28,680	$44,090	$64,420	$38,840	938,710
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

70 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Guayama, PR

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Pharmacists	$117,950	$56.71	40
2	General and Operations Managers	$71,460	$34.36	50
3	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,230	*	50
4	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$61,670	*	90
5	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$61,490	*	40
6	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,750	*	40
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,290	*	150
8	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,720	*	50
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$54,420	*	50
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$53,550	*	140
11	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$53,100	$25.53	60
12	Compliance Officers	$47,050	$22.62	30
13	Managers, All Other	$46,340	$22.28	30
14	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$43,350	$20.84	50
15	Human Resources Specialists	$39,440	$18.96	40
16	Registered Nurses	$38,800	$18.65	350
17	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$38,270	$18.40	160
18	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$37,670	$18.11	40
19	Insurance Sales Agents	$37,370	$17.97	100
20	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$36,860	$17.72	50

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Guayama, PR

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons	650	52.27	2.09	$22,190
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers	550	44.17	1.78	$21,920
2	Cashiers	550	44.14	2.22	$22,070
4	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	520	41.58	4.60	$23,340
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	390	31.45	1.73	$25,580
6	Registered Nurses	350	28.50	1.31	$38,800
7	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	310	24.98	2.54	$23,220
8	Office Clerks, General	270	21.92	1.38	$22,600
9	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	240	19.35	2.68	$29,290
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	220	17.79	1.25	$22,790
11	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	210	17.01	1.55	$24,220
12	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	200	15.83	5.58	$23,570
13	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	160	12.77	1.38	$38,270
14	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	150	11.97	1.75	$59,290
14	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	150	12.06	1.32	$27,090
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	140	11.56	1.29	$53,550
16	Customer Service Representatives	140	11.48	0.69	$25,520
16	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	140	11.42	1.85	$30,940
19	Waiters and Waitresses	130	10.70	0.73	$21,840
20	Pharmacy Technicians	120	10.04	3.31	$35,700

Most concentrated occupations in Guayama, PR

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	5.58	200	15.83	$23,570
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4.60	520	41.58	$23,340
3	Pharmacy Technicians	3.31	120	10.04	$35,700
4	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2.68	240	19.35	$29,290
5	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2.54	310	24.98	$23,220
6	Insurance Sales Agents	2.48	100	7.65	$37,370
7	Cashiers	2.22	550	44.14	$22,070
8	Retail Salespersons	2.09	650	52.27	$22,190
9	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1.85	140	11.42	$30,940
10	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1.78	550	44.17	$21,920

Occupation groups in Guayama, PR

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Architecture and Engineering	$75,780	$71,910	100	8.03	0.48
Management	$67,160	$90,980	320	25.86	0.36
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$67,040	$68,170	80	6.31	0.67
Educational Instruction and Library	$51,860	$51,680	1,110	88.79	1.52
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$38,800	$47,640	900	72.67	1.15
Business and Financial Operations	$38,040	$46,610	310	24.78	0.37
Community and Social Service	$35,360	$41,130	160	13.04	0.76
Personal Care and Service	$32,330	$28,120	150	12.43	0.59
Computer and Mathematical	$30,820	$41,150	70	5.25	0.16
Construction and Extraction	$27,470	$31,730	410	33.32	0.81
Office and Administrative Support	$27,160	$29,750	1,540	123.62	1.08
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$25,930	$32,150	480	38.63	0.99
Production	$25,590	$29,600	1,030	82.82	1.50
Transportation and Material Moving	$24,260	$26,060	920	74.08	0.84
Sales and Related	$22,530	$27,190	1,690	135.85	1.57
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$22,470	$26,070	250	20.29	0.69
Healthcare Support	$22,260	$29,610	260	20.90	0.41
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$22,160	$24,430	1,370	109.98	1.25
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	–	–	–	–	–
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	–	–	–	–	–
Legal	–	–	–	–	–
Protective Service	–	–	–	–	–

All 70 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Guayama, PR estimates (area 25020).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Guayama, PR area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.